Crewing Services

Broadcast crew, on call.
South Florida-based. National reach.

Broadcast-trained crew for live sports, corporate events, concerts, municipal broadcasts, network productions and streaming.

Vetted crew · Day-of reliability · Single invoice
US · Canada · Mexico
What we do

The people side of live production.

Broadcast audio engineer at a live mix console
Audio department

A1, A2, RF, Dante, Waves.

Live broadcasts succeed or fail on the strength of the crew in the headsets. We maintain a working roster of broadcast-trained directors, technical directors, camera operators, audio engineers, graphics operators, replay operators, engineers in charge, and utility staff — the people who actually run multi-camera shows every week.

Whether you need one specialist to plug a hole on your own production or a fully staffed show delivered to your venue, we handle the sourcing, scheduling, paperwork, and payroll. You get one point of contact, one invoice, and a crew that shows up ready to work.

“If you need one person, we can provide one person. If you need the entire production, we can provide the people, equipment, engineering and mobile production infrastructure.”

Vetted, working broadcast professionals
Single position or full multi-camera crew
Last-minute and same-week fills
W-9 / 1099 paperwork handled
COI and on-site safety covered
One consolidated invoice
Crew departments

Every seat in the control room — and on the floor.

Hire one. Hire all of them. Our roster is organized the way a real show is crewed — by department, from the camera platform to the encoder.

Production

  • Producer / Director

    Show callers who run rundowns, manage talent, and live-switch the program from a multi-camera control room.

  • Technical Director

    Hands on the switcher - Ross Carbonite, Ultrix, Grass Valley, Datavideo, Blackmagic Design, VMIX, Wirecast.

Executive ProducerAssociate DirectorStage ManagerFloor DirectorProduction Assistant

Camera

  • Camera Operators

    ENG, pedestal, jib, handheld, and PTZ shaders. Studio chamber to stadium floor.

ShaderENGStudio PedestalHandheldPTZJibSteadicamRF Camera

Audio

  • Audio A1 / A2

    Broadcast mix to loudness spec, RF wrangling, IFB, comms, Dante, Waves. Floor patching and mic placement.

RF TechnicianAudio UtilityIntercom TechnicianDante Technician

Engineering

  • Engineer in Charge (EIC)

    Signal flow, IP transport, redundancy, generator power, troubleshooting under load. The person you want on headset when something goes sideways.

Broadcast EngineerVideo EngineerRF EngineerIP EngineerSMPTE / Fiber Technician

Graphics & Replay

  • Graphics Operator

    Ross XPression, Captivate, vMix titles, lower-thirds, scoring, election results, and on-air templates.

  • Replay Operator

    NewTek 3Play, EVS, slow-motion, melts, and ISO management for sports and live events.

EVS OperatorClip / Highlight OperatorTechnical Producer

Streaming & Digital

  • Stream / Encoder Op

    LiveU, Haivision, Datavideo, OBS, simulcast routing to YouTube, Facebook, OTT, and CDN endpoints.

  • Closed Captioning Op

    CEA 608 / 708 compliant operators for municipal, civic, and accessibility-mandated broadcasts.

Streaming EngineerREMI OperatorRemote Production TechnicianCDN / OTT TechnicianSocial / Clipping Operator

Field & Venue

  • Utility / Cable

    Fiber, SMPTE, triax, AC power, cable runs, breakdown — the muscle that makes the show happen.

  • Safety / Production Coordinator

    COI, permits, credentials, runner pool, and on-site logistics for multi-day productions.

Cable TechnicianCredentialingRunner PoolLoad-in / Strike

Don’t see the seat you need?

The roster runs deeper than the list. If your show calls for a specialist we haven’t named — ask. Odds are we’ve staffed it before.

Ask about a position
Who we crew for

Built for the clients who can't have an off night.

Our crewing desk works with the producers, agencies, and government teams who need broadcast quality and zero drama on show day.

Event producers

Concerts, conferences, awards shows, fashion, PPV, and corporate keynotes that need broadcast-grade crew on a fixed date.

Municipal government

City and county commissions, public hearings, State of the City, and civic events with 608/708 captioning and simulcast.

Networks & rights holders

REMI shows, contribution feeds, ENG crews, and overflow staffing for regional sports, news, and entertainment.

Touring & roadshows

Multi-market tours that need consistent crew quality city to city without rehiring from scratch every stop.

How it works

From brief to call sheet in days, not weeks.

Send the venue, date, scope, and positions needed. We come back with a proposed roster, rates, and a call sheet — then we manage the rest, including payroll and post-show reconciliation.

  1. 01

    Send the brief.

    Venue, dates, call times, positions needed, equipment package, and any union, COI, or credentialing requirements.

  2. 02

    We propose the roster.

    A vetted call sheet with the right people for the show — rates, day parts, travel, and per diem laid out clearly.

  3. 03

    We confirm and dispatch.

    Paperwork, COIs, NDAs, and credentialing handled in advance. Crew arrives at the call ready to work.

  4. 04

    Show day support.

    A crewing lead is on call for the duration of your production — replacements, swaps, and overruns covered.

  5. 05

    One invoice, clean.

    We payroll the crew and bill you a single consolidated invoice. Post-show reconciliation included.

Broadcast camera operator on a live municipal production
Camera department

ENG, pedestal, jib, handheld, PTZ.

Recent project · Crewing in the field

America’s 250th Anniversary 4th of July in Palm Springs — a distributed audio system, a seamless DJ-to-band handoff, and ~20,000 watts of RCF across the Municipal Complex.

For the Village of Palm Springs’ Independence Day celebration we ran the entire crewing side of the production — liaison support for The Experience, multi-generator power coordination for the stage, lighting, DJ rig, and every production rack and speaker, plus a distributed RCF Audio system engineered with headroom for the 9:00 PM fireworks finale. ~4,000 attendees, 22 on-site vendors, a 50-person staff team, a Special Events Management rating of outstanding.

~4,000 attendees~20,000 W RCF22 vendors50 staff
Broadcast crew loading road cases and cable off a truck at dusk behind an arena
For freelance crew · Load-in to load-out

Work with us. Join the roster.

Independent directors, TDs, A1s, A2s, V1s, V2s, camera ops, engineers, graphics, replay, streaming, and utility — register once and our crewing desk will call you when a show matches your positions and market. Real shows. Real call times. Real pay.

Positions you work *

Check every seat you can sit. Your primary position first in the notes below if you hold more than one.

Audio
Video / Engineering
Camera
Production
Graphics & Replay
Streaming & Digital
Field & Venue

PDF or DOCX preferred. Max 5 MB.

Vetted roster · North America · 1099

FAQ

Crewing, answered.

What is broadcast crewing?

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Broadcast crewing is the sourcing, vetting, scheduling, and payrolling of qualified live-production professionals — directors, technical directors, camera operators, audio engineers, EICs, graphics, replay, and utility — for an event or ongoing show. A crewing partner handles the people side of production so the client can focus on the content.

Which positions can Primestar staff?

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Our roster is organized by department: Production (producers, directors, associate directors, stage managers, floor directors, PAs), Camera (ENG, pedestal, handheld, jib, Steadicam, PTZ, RF, shaders), Audio (A1, A2, RF, intercom, and Dante technicians), Engineering (EIC, broadcast, video, RF, and IP engineers, SMPTE/fiber techs), Graphics & Replay (XPression operators, replay, EVS, clip/highlight), Streaming & Digital (encoder operators, streaming engineers, REMI, CDN/OTT, 608/708 closed captioning), and Field & Venue (utility, cable technicians, credentialing, production coordination).

Where do you provide crew?

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Across all of North America — United States, Canada, and Mexico — with a deep bench in the Southeast US and the ability to fly or drive crew to any market.

Do you crew municipal and government broadcasts?

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Yes. We regularly staff municipal council and commission meetings, public hearings, State of the City addresses, and civic events with broadcast-trained crew familiar with 608/708 closed captioning, on-air graphics, and multi-platform simulcast.

Can I hire a single position or only full crews?

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Both. Hire a single specialist to fill a gap on your own crew, or let us deliver a fully staffed show with one point of contact and one invoice.

How quickly can you fill a call?

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Most positions can be confirmed within 24–72 hours. We also handle last-minute replacements and same-week fills when the roster has bandwidth.

Do you handle payroll, COIs, and W-9s?

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Yes. We handle 1099 / W-9 paperwork, certificates of insurance, NDAs, and credentialing in advance, and we payroll the crew on your behalf so you receive one clean invoice.

Request crew

Tell us the date and the call.

Share venue, dates, positions, and call times. We'll come back with a proposed roster, rates, and a call sheet.